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What Are the Chances?
Take a chance on an informative resource. Scholars conduct probability experiments involving coins and number cubes to generate data. Compiling class data helps connect experimental probability to theoretical probability.
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The Real Meal Deal
Burgers and salads and sodas, oh my! Scholars use a menu to investigate the Fundamental Counting Principle. They create tree diagrams to illustrate the number of possible choices for each given scenario.
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Counting Principle
In this counting principle worksheet, learners find the possibility of an event while using the counting principle. They read about this tool to find the total number of combinations.
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Have You Flipped Your Bic?
Third graders flip a dime and a quarter to record and predict the probability of possible outcomes.
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Penny's Pizza
Students develop a list of possible outcomes as a method of finding probability related to a pizza statistics problems. They read the problems together as a class, brainstorm ways to solve the problem, and in partners solve the pizza...
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Misconceptions in Mathematics: Misconception 21
For this mathematics misconceptions worksheet, learners examine examples of math mistakes pertaining to probability and explore the reasons that the examples are incorrect.
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Tree Diagrams
In this tree diagrams learning exercise, students solve and complete 10 different problems that include creating tree diagrams. First, they toss a coin and roll a die simultaneously to determine the outcomes with a tree diagram. Then,...
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Chances Are...
Students examine the probability of an event. In this probability lesson plan, students determine whether it is likely that an event will occur in coin flipping activities. They work with two and four coins, and one die in three...
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Handling Data: Coin Tossing Simulation
Students collect experimental data and record it on a frequency table. After accessing an Internet coin toss simulation site they discover that repetition of an experiment may result in different outcomes. They identify the mutually...
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What's the Chance?
Young scholars conduct probability experiments with dice and coins. They watch a video for a variety of situations where calculating the probability is complicated by total number of possibilities. They solve problems presented in the...
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Analyze This
Sixth graders use a video and the internet to determine whether a game is fair or unfair. For this probabilities lesson plan, 6th graders determine the fairness of a game based on the probabilities of the outcomes.
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What are My Chances?
Students calculate the chance of an event occurring. In this statistics lesson, students use combination and permutation to calculate the probability of an event occurring. They differentiate between theoretical and experimental...
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What's the Chance?
Pupils study probability and statistics by conducting an experiment, recording their results, and sharing data with classmates.
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Math in Society
Twelfth graders determine probabilities of real-life events such as life expectancies, winning a lottery ticket and the break-even premium. They apply how life-expectation tables are used to estimate the probability that an individual...
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Mathematics of Fair Games
Students examine mathematicians' notion of fairness in games of chance. They work in pairs to perform three different experiments using macaroni and paper bags. They record their results on charts and compare their data.
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Take a Chance
Students explore possible outcomes and impossible events. They determine if an event is likely or unlikely. Students investigate the possible outcomes of events and they record the outcomes. Students discuss their answers and use...
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Probability
In this Algebra II worksheet, 11th graders compare and contrast experimental probability and theoretical probability. The two page worksheet contains explanation of topic, worked examples, and seven practice problems. Answers are...
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Combinations and Permutations
Fifth graders investigate the concepts of combinations and permutations using probability. They practice calculations using probability to measure the outcomes. Students demonstrate how to organize and categorize the data.
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Investigation-What are My Chances?
Second graders explore probability. In this math lesson plan, 2nd graders discuss the possibility of choosing a certain colored tile from a bag. Students perform experiments and describe the outcomes as certain, possible, unlikely and...
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Ancient Greece Predicting Outcomes
Sixth graders explore world history by utilizing a SMART board. In this Greek history activity, 6th graders read different Ancient Greece scenarios and match them with a selection from a list of probable outcomes. Students identify Mt....
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Dominoes
Fourth graders solve a dominoes word problem, calculating all the possible outcomes for a sequence of events. They discuss the problem, apply counting strategies, create a tree diagram, and write an explanation of how they solved the...
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Probability
In this mathematical probability worksheet, students utilize a deck of cards to problem solve five questions associated with a deck of cards and probability.
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Solar Storms: Sequences and Probabilities
In this sequences and probabilities worksheet, students read about solar storms and determine the probability that none of the events occurred on the same day.
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Health And Life Skills Outcomes
Learners use skills that are directly related to alcohol, tobacco and other drug choices (e.g., refusal skills, decision making, stress reduction skills)